Malachi 2:13-17

English Standard Version

¹³ And this second thing you do. ^(A)You cover the Lord's altar with tears, with weeping and groaning because he no longer regards the offering or accepts it with favor from your hand. ^14 (B)But you say, “Why does he not?” Because the Lord ^(C)was witness between you and the wife of your youth, ^(D)to whom ^(E)you have been faithless, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant. ^15 (F)Did he not make them one, with a portion of the Spirit in their union?^[a] And what was the one God^[b] seeking?^{[c] (G)}Godly offspring. So guard yourselves^[d] in your spirit, and let none of you be ^(H)faithless to the wife of your youth. ¹⁶ “For ^(I)the man who does not love his wife but divorces her,^[e] says the Lord, the God of Israel, covers^[f] his garment with violence, says the Lord of hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and ^(J)do not be faithless.”

The Messenger of the Lord

^17 (K)You have wearied the Lord with your words. ^(L)But you say, “How have we wearied him?” ^(M)By saying, “Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the Lord, and he delights in them.” Or by asking, ^(N)“Where is the God of justice?”